Access The Data: Update alt text for Access The Data image to adhere to WCAG

[MattPereira]

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Overview

As a developer, we need to provide clear and descriptive alt text for the Access The Data image so that we adhere to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) and we can achieve our mission of inclusivity.

Action Items

• Change the image alt property value within _projects/access-the-data.md:

From:

alt: 'description of the card image'

To:

alt: 'Access The Data'

For PM, Merge Team, or Tech Lead

• Once the pull request associated with this issue is approved and merged, please update and edit epic Creating issues to update alt text for all projects in the _projects collection #3866 by
  • Checking off the dependency for this issue
  • If all dependencies are checked off, please move issue to the New Issue Approval column and remove the Dependency label

Resources/Instructions

• Access The Data Page: https://www.hackforla.org/projects/access-the-data

File and Code links you will need to work on this issue

• Directory to find the page in once you have it in your IDE: _projects/access-the-data.md
• See the source file code on the repo: https://github.com/hackforla/website/blob/gh-pages/_projects/access-the-data.md
• This issue is part of epic Creating issues to update alt text for all projects in the _projects collection #3866

Background information about the Jekyll framework (optional reading)

• Jekyll Data Files
• Jekyll Front Matter

Information about WCAG and alt text (optional reading)

• WCAG
• Web Accessibility Tutorials: Decorative Images
• WCAG section on alt text
• Alt text decision Tree
• FAE rule 4: alt text should be less than 100 characters

[github-actions]

Hi @EdASalazar, thank you for taking up this issue! Hfla appreciates you :)

Do let fellow developers know about your:-
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You're awesome!

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[github-actions]

Hi @mademarc, thank you for taking up this issue! Hfla appreciates you :)

Do let fellow developers know about your:-
i. Availability: (When are you available to work on the issue/answer questions other programmers might have about your issue?)
ii. ETA: (When do you expect this issue to be completed?)

You're awesome!

P.S. - You may not take up another issue until this issue gets merged (or closed). Thanks again :)

[mademarc]

Availability: 4/17/2023
ETA: 4/20/2023

[github-actions]

Hi @amath95, thank you for taking up this issue! Hfla appreciates you :)

Do let fellow developers know about your:-
i. Availability: (When are you available to work on the issue/answer questions other programmers might have about your issue?)
ii. ETA: (When do you expect this issue to be completed?)

You're awesome!

P.S. - You may not take up another issue until this issue gets merged (or closed). Thanks again :)

[amath95]

Availability : 04/02
ETA : 04/09